Links
The following is a list of useful links to various websites:
- Writers Guild of America, West Registry
- Writers Guild of America, East Registry
- National Copyright Organization
Writers Guild of America, West Registry
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) is a labor union that represents entertainment writers in the negotiation and enforcement of contracts with producers. WGAW supports writers in the areas of screen, television, and new media.
The official script and screenplay registration service of the Writers Guild of America, West and world's number one intellectual property service.
Click the link for online registration: WGA West online registration
Writers Guild of America, East Registry
Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers of television and film and employees of television and radio news.
The Writers Guild of America, East is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, west. Together the guilds administer the Writers Guild of America Awards. It is an affiliate of both the International Federation of Journalists and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, as well as an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
Click the link for online registration: WGA East online registration
National Copyright Organization
The Copyright Office is an office of record, a place where claims to copyright are registered and where documents relating to copyright may be recorded when the requirements of the copyright law are met. The Copyright Office furnishes information about the provisions of the copyright law and the procedures for making a registration or recordation, explains the operations and practices of the Copyright Office, and reports on facts found in the public records of the Office. The Office also administers the mandatory deposit provisions of the copyright law and the various compulsory licensing provisions of the law, which include collecting royalties.
In addition, the Copyright Office provides expert assistance to Congress on intellectual property matters; advises Congress on anticipated changes in U.S. copyright law; analyzes and assists in drafting copyright legislation and legislative reports; provides and undertakes studies for Congress; and offers advice to Congress on compliance with multilateral agreements, such as the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. The Office works with the executive branch’s Department of State, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, and the Department of Commerce in providing technical expertise in negotiations for international intellectual property agreements; and provides technical assistance to other countries in developing their own copyright laws.
Official Website: U.S. Copyright Office